Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2017, Box Set 1 of 2 by Shirlee McCoy

Author:Shirlee McCoy
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488019036
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Zach stood by the window and stared out over the farmland. He had enjoyed the hard labor today. It felt good to get out of his head for a bit. His boss was telling him he was needed at the office. But too much was left undone here.

They still hadn’t found Fox’s body.

A quiet knock sounded on his door and he frowned and turned around. He crossed the small room to the door and found a pale Heather standing in his doorway under the soft glow of the kitchen light. Behind her in the eating nook, the guests’ good-humored conversation indicated they were oblivious to whatever had brought Heather to his door. She was shaking.

“What is it? Is everything okay?” He looked past her, half expecting Fox to be standing behind her. He blinked and the image disappeared.

Heather lifted a shaky hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I have to show you something.” Her voice trembled.

“Okay.” He searched her eyes, but she seemed to be a million miles away.

As they walked past the guests, Heather smiled and said, “The upstairs faucet seems to be dripping in my bathroom.”

Zach followed her upstairs and the door down the hall opened and Fiona peeked out, gripping her bathrobe closed at the collar. “Oh, I’m sorry. I heard voices and I wondered. I didn’t mean to—”

“Everything’s okay,” Zach said. “Miss Miller has been having issues with the faucet.”

“Okay. Well, good night, then.” The young woman closed the door with a quiet click, leaving Heather and Zach in the hallway alone.

“Come on. Show me what has you so rattled,” he said.

Zach followed Heather through her suite into her private bathroom. She stood with her arms crossed staring at the mirror, but not at her image reflected in it. “What is it?”

She pointed at the mirror. “Look in the medicine cabinet.”

He pulled on one side of the mirror, then the other before he heard a quiet click and the latch released, revealing the medicine cabinet behind the mirror. A single bottle of pain reliever sat inside next to a simple gold wedding ring. He turned and looked at Heather. She had that glassy look again. He saw her visibly swallow. “The ring. Read the inscription,” she whispered.

Zach stared at her for a minute longer before picking up the ring and turning it so he could read the inscription. Dread knotted his stomach as he realized the significance of it. “Your wedding ring?”

Her hand fluttered around the hollow of her throat. “Yes.” The word came out on a single breath. “He was here.”

He cupped Heather’s elbow and felt a slight tremble race through her. “When was the last time you went into the medicine cabinet?”

She blinked slowly, as if thinking. “I put the pain reliever in there when I moved in, but haven’t opened the door since.”

“When did you last see this ring?” He ushered her out of the bathroom and she sat on the edge of the chaise lounge while Zach paced the space in front of her.

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